The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-30
TIE LAMAR MATER.

The Repub lican opposition to the
!: confirmation of the Presidents nom
inatiOn OF Mr.. Lamar to the Supreme
Court, is prompted neither by STATES
/; manship nor by wise politics. On tie
contrary It is opposed to both these as
J the party will learn sooner or later. II
is conceded by all that Mr.. Lamar pos
sesses in large degree the qualifications
essential to good judge. He is deeply
learned in the law, is a man above
reproach in the matter of morals, being
incape Gle of bribery or corruption, and
is fair and upright in his disposition and
actions. That he would be just judge
his bitterest political enemy will not
charge, and that he would be influenced
by other taings than the law and the
right in his decisions nobody will init
mate. The opposition to him arises
from the fact that quarter of CEN
fury ago he was a secessionist, and
later, when in the Senate, he resented
the charge that he and bis associates in
the lost cause were traitors. MIR. Lamar
was on the wrong side in the contest
of twenty five years ago; he was on
| the wrong side, not from any evil dis
position or desire to go astray, but be-
cause he thought that side was right,
just as millions of intelligent but mis-
guided Americans thought. The sword
having determined tn question in dis
pute, Mr.. Lamar was manly and
prompt in the acceptance of the adjust
ment, since which nobody has had occa-
sion to doubt his patriotism or call in
question his loyalty and devotion to the
Union.
The assumption was that the recon |
struction period having past this was |
again and forever a united country. all |
the people being brought once more
into harmony and forming a national
family. The present opposition to M
Lamar proves that the Republicans
were only shaSlming when they as
sumed that Americans were AGAIN
united; it also shows that Republicans
do not want harmonious family; that
they are opposed to the restoration of
the union, and want to keep alive the
hate which caused the spilhng
of So much precious blood, and
cost so heavily in treasure; it elbows
that the Republicans still maintain that q
there should be a South and a North,
aud that tie former ought not to be re-
oeived back under the flag to which the
South was compelled to bow. If Mr..
Lamar is not worthy place in the
government to which his eminent and
abilities would elevate him,
hen why was the South brought back
INTO The Union? Why did the p o pie con- {
ess their error in going out? Was the I
var vain thing and failure? Did
he Northern soldiers fight to enslaye -
heir brethren in the South2 or was it t.
or the purpose OF leading Alright those u
rho had gone astrayP
The Republicans cannot be the gain +
rs by this proceeding. They may t,
e able to reject the nomination,
LlO hSCD 4hLs lA1 OA L1lS DEECl, |
ut they will do so at the sacrifice L
f the claim that they are national
arty.' Their refusal to confirm, with
ut other reason than that Mr.. Lamar
Ias confederate, will be confession L
nat Republicans'do not accept the ar
ounced results of the war, but are a =:
ectional party bent on keeping up n
rife that was killed when peace was Is
eclared, and buried when "reconstruc- r.
on" had done its work in the South.
he position assumed by the Repuhli- &
ans in this matter is noJ one prompted 4
= craftsmanship, nor suggested BY =
rdinary political good sense. 1t forces ~
le Democrats into the advantage, in tt
lat it makes them the only national o.
arty, inasm1ch as they have accepted tit
le decree of battle, and agreed that sc
lis is one country, with one flag, one CO
)vernmeut aud one people. r,